Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2005
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Steven W. Nourse
Second Committee Member
Jack L. McPherson
Third Committee Member
Rebecca Bowers
Abstract
Decades of research have indicated the importance of family participation as a contributing factor toward the academic success of children. Most significantly, a child's family can play a role in his or her scholastic achievement by helping with homework assignments. The teacher's task in this endeavor is to explain assignments clearly and thoroughly both to students and to their families. This task is twofold. First, the teacher must construct assignments that are purposeful, clear and appropriate to meet individual student needs; second, the teacher must offer assignments in a variety of presentation modes to accommodate needs of diverse populations that exist within our learning communities. The purpose of this project was to create a staff development workshop for teachers. The workshop was designed specifically to meet those challenges associated with creating a successful homework partnership program within an elementary school.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Terri M., "Create a Successful Homework Partnership Program: A Professional Development Workshop for Teachers to Maximize Benefits of Homework Assignments" (2005). All Graduate Projects. 859.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/859
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons